diff --git a/.changeset/plain-kiwis-nail.md b/.changeset/plain-kiwis-nail.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c6e734741493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/plain-kiwis-nail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/preact': patch
+---
+
+fix: add ability to pass Babel props
diff --git a/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts b/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts
index 61c5dd2a635a..2a3c1d20e9b2 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/preact/src/index.ts
@@ -47,12 +47,18 @@ function optionsPlugin(include: Options['include'], exclude: Options['exclude'])
 	};
 }
 
-export interface Options extends Pick<VitePreactPluginOptions, 'include' | 'exclude'> {
+export interface Options extends Pick<VitePreactPluginOptions, 'include' | 'exclude' | 'babel'> {
 	compat?: boolean;
 	devtools?: boolean;
 }
 
-export default function ({ include, exclude, compat, devtools }: Options = {}): AstroIntegration {
+export default function ({
+	include,
+	exclude,
+	compat,
+	devtools,
+	babel,
+}: Options = {}): AstroIntegration {
 	return {
 		name: '@astrojs/preact',
 		hooks: {
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ export default function ({ include, exclude, compat, devtools }: Options = {}):
 					include,
 					exclude,
 					babel: {
+						...babel,
 						cwd: fileURLToPath(babelCwd),
 					},
 				});